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Morphology and
histochemistry of primary flight muscles in Rhinolophus
mehelyii
Suna Cebesoy
Ankara
University, Faculty of Science, Deparment of Biology, 06100
Tandogan, Ankara, Turkey. E-mail:
suna.cebesoy@gmail.com.
Accepted
13 January, 2009 |
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Two primary flight muscles of Rhinolophus mehelyii
were studied using morphological and histochemical analysis.
Two fast-twitch fiber types are histochemically identified
in pectoralis muscles of R. mehelyii. These were
classified as type IIa and type IIb according to glycine-calcium-formalin
preincubation staining protocol for myosin ATPase. The
primary flight muscles, serratus ventralis included type I,
type IIa and type IIb fibers. Type I fibers were highly
oxidative, as stained dark for NADH-TR. Type IIa fibers
exhibited relatively weak staining properties for NADH-TR
and SDH, indicating an intermediate oxidative capacity. Type
IIb fibers showed low oxidative capacity, as indicated by
weak reaction for NADH-TR.
Key
words:
Rhinolophus mehelyii,
skeletal muscles, ATPase, NADH-TR, SDH, histochemical tests. |
